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03-16-2009, 09:48 PM
Quite literally, a bike grip.
I was doing some spring cleaning on my K2 today because it was the first nice day since... all winter, and I noticed that the grips had a bit of a tear in the end.
So I picked up some new, Specialized bike grips and plan to put them on.
But with the old ones off I tried something.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1777/bikegrips.jpg
The one on top is the old grip, the black and grey one is the Specialized grip.
I got my trusty pocketknife and bench-grinder, both of which I don't leave the house without :D , and got to work.
Here's the result:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8436/bikegrip.jpg
It actually is quite nice, it feels like the same rubber that is used to make the Dye Sticky 3 grips, which are also on my RT.
It also has a very subtle diamond patter so in addition to being soft and "sticky", they also make good friction contact.
Here is a comparison of the "bike grip" to my bike grip.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6771/bikeagdgrip.jpg
I was doing some spring cleaning on my K2 today because it was the first nice day since... all winter, and I noticed that the grips had a bit of a tear in the end.
So I picked up some new, Specialized bike grips and plan to put them on.
But with the old ones off I tried something.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1777/bikegrips.jpg
The one on top is the old grip, the black and grey one is the Specialized grip.
I got my trusty pocketknife and bench-grinder, both of which I don't leave the house without :D , and got to work.
Here's the result:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8436/bikegrip.jpg
It actually is quite nice, it feels like the same rubber that is used to make the Dye Sticky 3 grips, which are also on my RT.
It also has a very subtle diamond patter so in addition to being soft and "sticky", they also make good friction contact.
Here is a comparison of the "bike grip" to my bike grip.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6771/bikeagdgrip.jpg